Telegram-herald., 1887-11-15


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tsFFups TIE business msas ta-s. ies
Q.lsstsoa hss s-sa ssltled-ssll <zetssils
sstilsd-and n0s instsat Of l0og ksasiinss
eontzlaing Ias gisi VI tbs s-1ssI ness aiso2t
ths anarchists. tae nsssPspers wia se bar
rHsllc - iBsgsSt shs so01a vhlsa as coal-
ias lao azTksl. All sh1c1 vii os cftefse
y cheer man. woman aad child dafiHg tne
gisd hoiidsy seas8u- be past tes sseAs
tas atfsnri9n of the Inhabitants 0f 0rz2d
RaDi.is las desn risesed o. Chicago. >oln-
i1g else sas tBoazat o. Nothlag siss wss
discussed Tie Mlad Was asilAied Si-1
anxlety 4na Eepe. Insrs = NJ longer oc-
casion fos s1spsase. Al : 0sef. The i4s
il stiH al.-pc seFs1L and &c can al Tee Sc
cure under Is protscllOn. 60 the popaiAr
cry IN osaaa Rapids 5 % business, 10 bust
ness.
William Alden smith. though dlgniil@d
Wiz IA distinction oi being game y saEst>'n
aae attorney for a railroad. Is possessed 81
times u al almost aneonuOllsble desire -
bee0ms a negro minstrel. There = no ex-
ssxegaLioD z4oat Ihis sIasement for VIZ
a dea ielis Il on himself and II you can
eaten aim IN bis oihcs aloae and aosOsu-
lslv a. leisure you are liable 90 discover
/ him singing o4Fkeg medley o. dancing
break dosn. The political STUMP w@s
never as conzenial ana fascinating 70
| Alden as the days when be piayed engage
ments ia Musxegon, Aliegan snd this city,
as boass. ia an amateur minstrel shoss-
Aud no political meeting ever gave him
the d1iigAt that ne leit gnen the orchestra
commenced % play the Introduction 70 the
entrance before lbe foOtlizhts Of according
i q the pr0gramnse senator Billy Smith
who viii discuss the principal issues oi the
day"
| II looks very much as though the Coun-
| ell viii be unable 90 sgree on a salary tor
/ MAYOR Dikefuan. The fact that some OF
the aldermen may feel piqued toward the
Mayor IS no reason Or excuse for their frus-
/ trating every attempt made in the Council
| % designate the amount of his salary. IL Is
claimed now that Grand Rapids has 75.OOU
| population. The city is rapidly growing.
| The proposition made three weeks ago 70
pay the Mayor 81 10 was not unreasonable.
The Office ought 10 be worth that much.
| Let that Dc the amount then. The desire
| Of Aldermen Davidson and Pantlind TO keep
municipal expenses down is certainly
comm endable. and there is no doubt
that taxpayers fully appreciate the
/ conscientious and intelligent manner, n
| which they perform the irksOme duties
| which devOlve' upon them by virtue oftheir
Office. No one will rebuke them. how
| ever. for voiing the Mayor salary com.
mensurate with the dignity and RESPONSE
bility OF the Office. Place the Mayors sal
| ary az 81 no. Let the amount be txed now
for once and for all. The amount suggested
| will not look so large two wears from now
when the Mayor will be the Chief Munich
pal Executive OF 10000 people.
Some time ago, a few ladies in the city
made an effort, by personal example. 70
make it fashionable here to attend the
threatres bareheaded. Ii Is the custom in
Great Britain for ladies TO attend the
theatre. without any head dress. In
America this is only done az the Grand
Opera and there the lady's costume is de-
c0llete. The ladies here are entitled to much
praise for their persistency. They found nS
imliators and soon resumed their hats and
bonnets. Now had they in addition TO be
ing bare headed, wore sleeveless dresses Gu
low in the ba OK, possibly they might have
made the innovation popular. Gentlemen
will thank them, however for their effort.
10 abolish the custom which makes higt
hats such an annoyance in the theatre. par
ticularly In the seats behind the orchestra
"I should think club life would be NOR,
popular with you here in Grand Rapids.
remarked frequent visitor from Chicago
in Sweets Saturday evening. You Ger
tainly have two handsome club houses
| really models in their way, and yet un
derstand they are not patronized as libsr
ally as they should be-" The gentleman
understood rightly, though the local club,
are patronized more extensively thar
formerly. There are certainly yer,
few men In this city who lead the idea
club life, which means TO loiter around th'
club rooms most OF the day and virtual,
board there. In New York. Chicago ans
the larger cities business men devote 81
much time a day 10 their fav lrite club
They lunch or dine there, and spend al
hour or more in social way.